[Genius + satisfying + no sanctimonious heroine + empress]
Li Cunxu struggled on the brink of death. “Qing’er! Your brother once served my father. By rights, I should be your imperial brother!”
“Spare my life, and I’ll give you anything you want!”
The Qi King sneered. “What do I have to do with you? When you killed my brother, you never imagined this day would come!”
“I want a world united in peace. Can you give me that?”
Meeting the Qi King’s resolute gaze, Li Cunxu knew there was no turning things around. He waited for death in despair.
The Qi King held his immortal sword. “As you wish, Imperial Brother. It’s time to surrender the throne!”
With that, he personally killed Li Cunxu and avenged his great grievance…
Not long afterward, before Li Maozhen’s memorial altar, an official announced in a loud voice…
“I hereby inform Heaven and Earth, and pay tribute to our ancestors, as I ascend the imperial throne!”
The court officials bowed three times and kowtowed nine times in unison. “We welcome Your Majesty, Emperor of Great Qi! Long live our emperor! Long live! Long, long live!”
The Heavenly Emperor of Qi and the empress gazed toward the northern desert. “Abaoji, you’re the only one left!”
